semphr.
h
xSemaphoreGive( SemaphoreHandle_t xSemaphore )
Macro to release a semaphore. The semaphore must have previously been created with a call to xSemaphoreCreateBinary(), xSemaphoreCreateMutex() or xSemaphoreCreateCounting(). and obtained using sSemaphoreTake().
This macro must not be used from an ISR. See xSemaphoreGiveFromISR () for an alternative which can be used from an ISR.
This macro must also not be used on semaphores created using xSemaphoreCreateRecursiveMutex().
xSemaphore | A handle to the semaphore being released. This is the handle returned when the semaphore was created. |
Example usage:
SemaphoreHandle_t xSemaphore = NULL;
void vATask( void * pvParameters ) { Create the semaphore to guard a shared resource. xSemaphore = vSemaphoreCreateBinary();
if( xSemaphore != NULL ) { if( xSemaphoreGive( xSemaphore ) != pdTRUE ) { We would expect this call to fail because we cannot give a semaphore without first "taking" it! }
Obtain the semaphore - don't block if the semaphore is not immediately available. if( xSemaphoreTake( xSemaphore, ( TickType_t ) 0 ) ) { We now have the semaphore and can access the shared resource.
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We have finished accessing the shared resource so can free the semaphore. if( xSemaphoreGive( xSemaphore ) != pdTRUE ) { We would not expect this call to fail because we must have obtained the semaphore to get here. } } } }